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ScienceDebate 2012 | Obama, Romney Answer Top American Science Questions
Posted by Pamela Ronald on September 4, 2012 ScienceDebate 2012 | Obama, Romney Answer Top American Science Questions.
Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering series on Sustainable Agriculture and modern biotechnology #KSLA2012 with tweets · KamounLab · Storify
Posted by Pamela Ronald on August 31, 2012 Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering series on Sustainable Agriculture and modern biotechnology #KSLA2012 with tweets · KamounLab · Storify.
Seeds for Change: The Need for Stress Tolerant Crops in Central America
Posted by Pamela Ronald on August 4, 2012 A story by Guest Blogger Kay Watt Rice steamed in the husk and left to dry, then threshed is one of the subtle specialties of the region. In Panama the rainy season lasts most of the year. Rivers flood, runoff pours down hillsides, and the red clay roads become impassable. Horses strain forward…
Read about PeerJ, a new open access publisher
Posted by Pamela Ronald on August 1, 2012 PeerJ is an Open Access publisher of scholarly articles. We aim to drive the costs of publishing down, while improving the overall publishing experience, and providing authors with a publication venue suitable for the 21st Century. Our tag line is: “Your Peers, Your Science. Academic Publishing Is Evolving” and we are committed to improving the process…
What Is Life? A 21st Century Perspective | Conversation | Edge
Posted by Pamela Ronald on August 1, 2012 What Is Life? A 21st Century Perspective | Conversation | Edge. In February 1943 one of the most distinguished scientists of the 20th Century, Erwin Schrödinger, delivered a seminal lecture, entitled ‘What is Life?’, under the auspices of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, in Trinity College, Dublin. The then Prime Minister, Éamon de…
Stanford and Venter Institute Simulate an Entire Organism With Software – NYTimes.com
Posted by Pamela Ronald on July 21, 2012 Stanford and Venter Institute Simulate an Entire Organism With Software – NYTimes.com.
CultureLab: Passing the baton of life – from Schrödinger to Venter
Posted by Pamela Ronald on July 20, 2012 CultureLab: Passing the baton of life – from Schrödinger to Venter.
Hey women scientists, does U.S. Swim Coach McKeever’s story sound familiar? Don’t Call Her a Pioneer
Posted by Pamela Ronald on July 19, 2012 Love this story Pinnacle for U.S. Swim Coach McKeever, but Don’t Call Her a Pioneer – NYTimes.com. Many women scientists could tell a similar one, I think.
ScienceDebate 2012 | The Questions
Posted by Pamela Ronald on July 19, 2012 ScienceDebate 2012 | The Questions. “Whenever the people are well-informed,” Thomas Jefferson wrote, “they can be trusted with their own government.” Science now affects every aspect of life and is an increasingly important topic in national policymaking. ScienceDebate.org invited thousands of scientists, engineers and concerned citizens to submit what they felt were the the most…
Look Beyond the Scientific Veneer of that GMO Report
Posted by Pamela Ronald on June 20, 2012 Journalist Kevin Kloor makes a plea to influential and well-respected scholars like Marion Nestle: Dont be fooled by a scientific veneer.
